Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Van Veterinary Journal, cilt.34, sa.1, ss.75-80, 2023 (Hakemli Dergi)
The tongue is a mobile organ consisting of apex, corpus and radix parts with a distinctive mucosa in the digestive system. In the case of digestion; it should not be forgotten that the macroscopic structure of all digestive organs, especially the tongue mucosa, is of great importance. Norduz sheep is known as a variety of Akkaraman sheep bred in the Norduz region located within the borders of the Gurpinar district of Van province. In addition, the fact that the Norduz sheep are only raised in the Norduz region and exhibit unique yield performance makes this breed different from other breeds. For this reason, in our study, it was aimed to examine the tongue papillae of Norduz sheep, which is a different breed, by a scanning electron microscope. In our study, the tongue tissues of 10 Norduz sheep were used. In scanning electron microscopy papillae filiformes; was observed as spiny in the region from the apex of the tongue to the torus linguae. The ends of papillae conicae were typically cone-shaped. Papillae lentiformes were found to be the clearest and most voluminous mechanical tongue papillaes on the torus linguae. Papillae fungiformes wich is a taste papillae were found to be mushroom-like and scattered among papillae filiformes. Papillae vallatae were composed of mucosal valium, parietal trench, and annular pad located on either side of the radix linguae. As a result, in Norduz sheep; many similarities and differences in terms of tongue papillae between species and races were determined.